Khan Abul Kalam Azad | |
|---|---|
| খান আবুল কালাম আজাদ | |
| 40th Principal of Dhaka Medical College | |
| In office 13 June 2017 –31 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Shafiqul Alam Chowdhury (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Titu Miah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 64–65) Dhaka,East Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Dhaka College Dhaka Medical College |
| Occupation | Academic,physician |
Khan Abul Kalam Azad is a Bangladeshi physician and academic. He is an internist. He is the 40th principal of Dhaka Medical College [1] and past president of the Bangladesh Society of Medicine.
Azad was born in Dhaka in 1960. He is the fourth son of Abul Hossain Khan and Selina Hossain Khan.
Azad passed Secondary school certificate from West End High School,Dhaka. He passed HSC from Dhaka College in 1976. Then he got admitted in Dhaka Medical College. He is a student of batch K-35 of the institution. He passed MBBS in 1983. [2] Azad obtained fellowship in internal medicine in 1991 from Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons. [3] He achieved M.D. in internal medicine from University of Dhaka in 1999.
In 2017,Azad was appointed as 40th principal of Dhaka Medical College. [1]
He also served as dean of the Faculty of Medicine,University of Dhaka until 2019. He was the dean of the Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Sciences &Research,University of Dhaka. [4] He was also the principal of Popular Medical College. [5]
Azad is married to Jesmine Hossain Khan. They have two sons.[ citation needed ]
He is a fellow of American College of Physicians. He was awarded with the mastership by the same college for FY 2020–21. [6]
Azad published hundreds of research articles and reviews in national and international journals of Medicine.[ citation needed ]